Historical Election Results

The Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party, better known as Akbayan, is a social democratic and progressive political party in the Philippines. Akbayan is noted as a leading member of the progressive movement in the Philippines, having been formed in 1998 by a variety of progressive political organizations.

There are approximately 100 thousand members of Akbayan, with a pool of voter interest ranging anywhere between 150 thousand to 1 million people (at most 2.5% of Philippine active voters). (Source: Akbayan’s Wikipedia page)

Until the 2016 elections, Akbayan had managed to win seats in all party list elections in the Philippines. Furthermore, Akbayan had previously surpassed a 2% share of party list votes in each of the elections from 1998 to 2013. In 2016, Akbayan fell short of the 2% threshold by just 0.12%, thus earning only 1 seat.

The 2019 National Elections marked the mid-term of the Duterte administration. It was during this election that Akbayan garnered its lowest number of votes at 171,713, representing just 0.62% of total party list votes and the party subsequently failed to secure a Congressional seat for the first time.

During the 2022 National Elections, Akbayan garnered 236,226 votes, or 0.64% of the total party list votes cast. This was a marginally better performance compared to the last elections, however Akbayan missed out on the last available seat by just one slot. The party fell short of securing a seat by less than 2,500 votes.

Regional Results

Share of PL Votes (Provincial Level)

Share of PL Votes (Municipal Level)

Provincial Results

Metro Manila

Northern Luzon: Ilocos, Cagayan, and CAR

Central Luzon and CALABARZON

South Luzon: MIMAROPA and Bicol

Visayas: Western, Central, and Eastern Visayas

North Mindanao: Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and Caraga

South Mindanao: Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, and BARMM

Municipal Results

Distribution of Municipal Vote Shares

Cities/Municipalities with Highest Votes and Vote Shares

Cities/Municipalities with Highest Vote Shares